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 Set of qraqeb | |
| Other names | Qraqeb, qaragib, garagab, nwaqess, shkashek, tsaqtsaqa, chakchaga, shaqshaqa[1] |
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| Classification | Idiophone |
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| qairaq | |
Qraqeb or garagab (Arabic: قراقب), in English often transliterated as krakeb, are a large iron castanet-like musical instrument primarily used as the rhythmic aspect of Gnawa music.[2] Gnawa today is part of the North African culture and is inherent in the Maghrebi soundscape. The word qraqeb is a plural form (with the singular being qarqab), with an unclear etymology, as the word does not occur in Standard Arabic with this meaning.
- ^ Christian Poche (1984). "Shkashek". In Stanley Sadie (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Musical Instruments. Vol. 3. New York: Macmillan Press. p. 375.
- ^ "Morrocan Krakebs | Drum sequencer featuring percussion instruments from around the world". www.rhythmsoftheearth.com. Archived from the original on 2015-09-27. Retrieved 2015-09-26.